tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54944161512774353052023-11-15T08:40:17.864-08:00Youth Ministry BlueprintsThis blog is connected to the site youthministryblueprints.com, which is geared toward providing resources to those working in student ministy.Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-10249021362353995032010-03-23T02:53:00.001-07:002010-03-23T02:53:31.093-07:00My b-day gift from Karen & her fam...I should get it out of the living room before using it
<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/kLW58XY3GVkZR26fWb7x6okV3c0Rd34XI7LHrD63LxxYxLEpqQDfcUAIkccr/CIMG0092.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/2elnrsSAkAqvcvTrog55bFeKX84P4avhsyo6WNMhv4Id4DzAwsUaCee9qabl/CIMG0092.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="374"/></a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/my-b-day-gift-from-karen-and-her-fami-should">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> </div> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-15972030679188959002010-02-06T09:52:00.001-08:002010-02-06T09:52:46.418-08:00Is this a true "blizzard"? I turn to my friend, Wikipedia, for answers...
<div class='posterous_autopost'><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">A <b>blizzard</b> is a severe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm" title="Storm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-color: initial;">storm</a> condition characterized by low <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-color: initial;">temperatures</a>, strong <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind" title="Wind" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-color: initial;">winds</a>, and heavy wave of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow" title="Snow" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-color: initial;">snow</a>. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm#Snow" title="Winter storm" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-color: initial;">snowstorm</a> is the strength of the wind. Ground blizzards are a variation on the traditional blizzard, in that ground blizzards require high winds to stir up snow that has already fallen, rather than fresh snowfall. Regardless of the variety of blizzard, they can bring near-whiteout conditions, which restrict visibility to near zero. Blizzards have a negative impact on local economies, and for days at a time can paralyze regions where snowfall is unusual or rare.</span> <p /><div><span style="line-height: 19px;">Check out <span style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard</a>. To really go in-depth.</span></span></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/is-this-a-true-blizzard-i-turn-to-my-friend-w">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> </div> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-63196294571198264622009-08-14T07:30:00.001-07:002009-08-14T07:30:38.545-07:00Man Bites off Part of Doctor's Finger
<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote> <div> <h3>7:40 a.m. update</h3> <p>The man detectives say attacked his doctor, biting off part of the doctor's finger, has been arrested.</p> <p>Gregory Scott Powell, 45, of 4833 E. Riverside Drive, Fort Myers, is in the Lee County Jail this morning on charges of aggravated battery on a person age 65 or older after he allegedly bit off part of a doctor’s finger.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">From Thursday's The News-Press</span></p> <p>By Denes Husty III<br /><a href="#"></a><a href="mailto:dhusty@news-press.com">dhusty@news-press.com</a></p> <p><img src="http://cmsimg.news-press.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A4&Date=20090814&Category=CRIME&ArtNo=90814013&Ref=AR&Profile=1075&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0" alt="" /></p> <p>Dr. Paul Arnold turned his back for a moment on a patient who was upset because the doctor wouldn't write him a prescription.</p> <p>That's when the patient, Gregory S. Powell, 45, of Fort Myers, allegedly attacked Arnold, 65, biting off part of one of the doctor's fingers.</p> <p>"The doctor just turned his back on him for a moment to do something on the computer and he was viciously attacked," said Sgt. Lisa Barnes, Cape Coral police spokeswoman.</p> <p>Detectives are searching for Powell. They have an arrest warrant charging him with aggravated battery on a person age 65 or older. That charges carries a maximum 30-year prison sentence.</p> <p>The attack was reported by the doctor's staff Wednesday morning at Arnold's office on Cape Coral Parkway. Arnold, who has 29 years of experience, practices family and emergency medicine.</p> <p>Officer Saturino Perez said that, when he arrived, paramedics already were treating Arnold, who was taken to Cape Coral Hospital's emergency room and later released.</p> <p>The doctor said that Powell became "upset about not receiving a prescription medication," Barnes said.</p> <p>Powell then "proceeded to bite Doctor Arnold several times, including a bite that actually removed a piece of a finger, including the finger nail," Perez said.</p> <p>Arnold did not return calls for comment.</p> <p>His staff said he is expected back in his office today.</p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Stories like this make me cringe. Obviously the patient isn't well, but his illness certainly can't be cured by the prescriptions he was asking for from the doctor. But as I read this story I realized something important: we all bite off doctor's fingers.</p> <p>Allow me to explain. The role of a doctor, we realize is to help people (soon all doctors will be helping people for free, leaving stoplights as the only remaining barrier to achieving heaven on earth...but I digress). Here the man is going to a doctor whose role is to help others with his specialized expertise, yet the helper is the one who is attacked.</p> <p>The doctor is human and fallible, and, while he certainly didn't deserve to be bitten by this crazy (and possibly rabid?) man, he himself has certainly had his own moments when he mistreated someone, even if it was as simple as cutting someone off in traffic.</p> <p>God, however, is completely perfect and completely helpful to us, yet we as a humanity have turned our backs on Him. Even Christians have their moments of sinning against God. Part of this is a process for us to realize our sin and make corrections, drawing closer to and becoming more dependent upon God. But we are guilty of attacking the Good Doctor, nonetheless.</p> <p>I don't have the gift of mercy, and I'm a little too proud of that fact. The other week I was with some youth, and we decided to play a new game. As I called everyone together, with the intent of explaining the rules, a seventh grade girl asked with a voice dripping of superiority if I was going to at least let them know how to play. It was my moment to rise to the challenge and quip back to her. In a patronizing tone I reminded her that I did, in fact, know what I was doing, and I thanked her for her untimely interruption, which was keeping us all from hearing the rules.</p> <p>Should I have more grace? Knowing that from time to time we all attack the helpers in our lives; knowing that the Ultimate Helper also displays ultimate patience with all of us; knowing that the next time I bite the helper I would appreciate some grace and patience - I guess so...but I don't have to like it!</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/man-bites-off-part-of-doctors-finger">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-46794875384614540502009-07-03T20:14:00.001-07:002009-07-13T10:50:28.469-07:00Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists<div> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"> <h1>Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists</h1> <div>Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:21am EDT </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px;"></div> </div> </div> <blockquote> <p>By <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=Daren.Butler">Daren Butler</a></p> <p>ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?</p> <p>Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from the four faiths will seek to convert a group of non-believers.</p> <p>The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen religion -- Mecca for Muslims, the Vatican for Christians, Jerusalem for Jews and Tibet for Buddhists.</p> <p>But religious authorities in Muslim but secular Turkey are not amused by the twist on the popular reality game show format and the Religious Affairs Directorate is refusing to provide an imam for the show.</p> <p>"Doing something like this for the sake of ratings is disrespectful to all religions. Religion should not be a subject for entertainment programs," High Board of Religious Affairs Chairman Hamza Aktan told state news agency Anatolian after news of the planned program emerged.</p> <p>The makers of "Penitents Compete" are unrepentant and reject claims that the show, scheduled to begin broadcasting in September, will cheapen religion.</p> <p>"We are giving the biggest prize in the world, the gift of belief in God," Kanal T chief executive Seyhan Soylu told Reuters.</p> <p>"We don't approve of anyone being an atheist. God is great and it doesn't matter which religion you believe in. The important thing is to believe," Soylu said.</p> <p>The project focuses attention on the issue of religious identity in European Union-candidate Turkey, where rights groups have raised concerns over freedom of religion for non-Muslim minorities.</p> <p>Detractors of the ruling AK Party government, which is rooted in political Islam but officially secular, accuse it of having a hidden Islamist agenda, a charge it denies.</p> <p>Some 200 people have so far applied to take part in the show and the 10 contestants will be chosen next month.</p> <p>A team of theologians will ensure that the atheists are truly non-believers and are not just seeking fame or a free holiday.</p> <p>(Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Dominic Evans)</p> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5622D020090703?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true">reuters.com</a></div> </blockquote> <p><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">Interesting game show idea. Maybe the US will have a version of this show before too long. I do like the oh-so-hokie quote from the guy who says that it doesn't matter which religion you follow, so long as you believe. What if my religion believes that gravity is nonsense and I jump off a building? (It doesn't, by the way). </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">The lesson in all of this: it is impossible to run out of reality show ideas.</span></strong></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/turkish-tv-gameshow-looks-to-convert-atheists-0">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p>Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-38241842531829332702009-07-03T08:20:00.001-07:002009-07-03T08:20:20.312-07:0023rd Psalm Video
<div> <object height="250" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="psalm23_dsl.swf" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <embed src="http://www.beliefnet.com/religion/devotionals/psalm23/psalm23_dsl.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="250" width="500"></embed> </param></param></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.beliefnet.com/religion/devotionals/psalm23/dsl_pop.html">beliefnet.com</a></div> <p>I thought that this was a well done video for Psalm 23. I've seen plenty of cheesy ones, but this one I like. I don't know how well the music fits, but at least it isn't cheesy.</p> <p>I found a neat explanation of each line of the Psalm at <a href="http://www.alifeinchrist.com/the_lord_is_my_shepherd.html">http://www.alifeinchrist.com/the_lord_is_my_shepherd.html</a>. I think it originally came from somewhere else, but here it is: </p> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: #2f4f4f;"> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Lord is my Shepherd -- That's Relationship!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I shall not want -- That's Provision!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">He maketh me to lie down in green pastures -- That's Rest!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">He leadeth me beside the still waters -- That's Refreshment!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">He restoreth my soul -- That's Healing!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness -- That's Guidance!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For His name sake -- That's Purpose!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death -- That's Testing!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I will fear no evil -- That's Faithfulness!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For Thou art with me -- That's Protection!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me -- That's Discipline!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies -- That's Hope!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thou annointest my head with oil -- That's Consecration!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My cup runneth over -- That's Abundance!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life -- That's Blessing!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">And I will dwell in the house of the Lord -- That's Security!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Forever -- That's Eternity!</span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/23rd-psalm-video">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-64022999382349229122009-06-30T10:46:00.001-07:002009-06-30T10:46:06.017-07:00It's official, we got a new water heater, installed, for $25...now we like our home warranty.
<p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/its-official-we-got-a-new-water-heater-instal">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-82723261561927727612009-06-30T05:03:00.001-07:002009-06-30T05:03:27.021-07:00My wife's grandmother, who didn't have an indoor toilet for more than half her life, is now on facebook. I think I'll try to get her on twitter, too.
<p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/my-wifes-grandmother-who-didnt-have-an-indoor">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-47392901181455354022009-06-29T13:22:00.001-07:002009-06-29T13:22:25.600-07:00I had a fun day at VBS and hanging with the youth afterward.
<a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/i32XytVIKD0HBVybUzqZa3M3B1lTqQgoIEnXiOrM66Fuz51FfZFdmPArsbOF/Photo_062909_001.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/7u9U2JRzYRRzokC1O8jKspC82EVE5xXnZ208GMscxc7cTq9ncNMYMbPB6Qk0/Photo_062909_001.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="400"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/eanSuSH8ZRnpHyofvKzofFCuuL0jqgRJmoeh56CnRi2FOKB4SFuICO22Y7wX/Photo_062909_002.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/kevtherev/W5ogs2ARX8XtwOZGN7ZnR3ia3aYdAeiE2C3XkwUL82MTXabYmNwCN6SodCIM/Photo_062909_002.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="400"/></a> <a href='http://kevtherev.posterous.com/i-had-a-fun-day-at-vbs-and-hanging-with-the-y'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://kevtherev.posterous.com/i-had-a-fun-day-at-vbs-and-hanging-with-the-y">Kev the Rev's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-50241889266000117752009-06-28T17:10:00.001-07:002009-06-28T17:10:06.964-07:00VBS is this week, with youth activities afterward. We'll see how well I do at posting updates.
<p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://kevinfreeman.posterous.com/vbs-is-this-week-with-youth-activities-afterw">Kevin's posterous</a> </p> Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-62071847981459508512009-06-27T16:01:00.001-07:002009-06-27T17:19:36.414-07:00Great joke - "Bubba's choices"<blockquote> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> Bubba's sister was pregnant and was in a bad car accident, which caused her to fall into a deep coma. After nearly six months, she awoke and saw that she was no longer pregnant.. Frantically, she asked the doctor about her baby. </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The doctor replied, "Ma'am, you had twins - a boy and a girl. The babies are fine. Your brother came in and named them." </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The woman thought to herself, "Oh, no! Not Bubba; he's an idiot!" </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, "Well, what's the girl's name?"</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;">"Denise," the doctor answers. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(66, 64, 55); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#333366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: medium; ">The new mother says, "Wow! That's a beautiful name. Maybe I was wrong about my brother. I really like that name...'Denise'...What's the boy's name?"</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); "><span style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: medium; ">The doctor replies, "Denephew."</span></span></span></div></span></span></div> </blockquote> <div> <p><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#333366;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Take some time on this one. If you don't get it right away, that's fine. Just keep thinking. Once you get it, thank God for intelligence and for people like Bubba who make us all feel better about ourselves.</span></span></span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://kevinfreeman.posterous.com/bubbas-choices">Kevin's posterous</a> </p>Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-49907793536669274472009-06-26T19:29:00.001-07:002009-06-27T05:07:50.018-07:00Learned about the girl who doesn't age.<span style=" ;font-size:12px;"><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><h1 style="padding-top: 18px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(9, 65, 126); font-size: 28px; line-height: 1em; letter-spacing: -1px; "> <span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Doctors Baffled, Intrigued by Girl Who Doesn't Age</span></h1></div><div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <h2 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3em; "> <span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Years Pass, but Brooke Greenberg Remains a Toddler. No One Can Explain How or Why.</span></h2></div></div><div style="padding-top: 18px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em !important; "> <div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; float: left; width: 350px; line-height: 1.5em !important; font-size: 12px; "> <strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">By BOB BROWN</span></strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">June 23, 2009</span></span></div> <div style="padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nUU4w0vPEQ&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nUU4w0vPEQ&rel=1&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="417" wmode="transparent" width="500"></embed></object></p> <p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Aside from being WOW-ed by Brooke's story, I think it describes many Christians. Our spiritual development is often way behind schedule. At 16 years of age, Brooke Greenberg's development lies somewhere between infant and toddler. That's exactly what Paul faced with the Corinthians when he wrote to them in 1 Corinthians 3:1-2: </span></span><span style="line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><sup value="1" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">1</span></span></sup><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ. </span></span><sup value="2" style="line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">2</span></span></sup><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.</span></span></span></p> <p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">It isn't just the Corinthians who have struggled with this. Christians every day are acting like children. Brooke should be thinking about driving, but she is still being pushed around in a stroller. What is the spiritual equivalent of driving? I'm really not sure, but I do know that God has called His children to handle much more responsibility - we simply have kept ourselves from being able to progress to that level.</span></span></span></p> <p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size:small;">What can you do today to grow spiritually?</span></span></p> </div></div></span> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://kevinfreeman.posterous.com/learned-about-the-girl-who-doesnt-age">Kevin's posterous</a> </p>Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-7023644869873412622009-05-06T09:21:00.000-07:002009-06-27T08:36:05.769-07:00Getting settled<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So here I am, attempting to get settled into a new position at a new church...so far so good. One of the things I get to realize is that it takes a lot of time (and a lot of headaches) to transition from one place to another, and here's why:</span><br /></div><div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Moving - who knew we had so much stuff? Moving is a hassle. Just a small example: I couldn't find my jacket. It was just a light duty jacket that I didn't think I'd need in early May, but sure 'nuff, it has been cold and rainy. Lotta stuff.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">New faces - I'm preparing myself to introduce myself to someone for the fourth time, only to be embarrassed by the person's reaction, not to mention those standing around me. It's tough to meet a lot of new people, especially when they all know you.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">New setup - I've got a new computer to match the new job, but that can be like importing a headache. Some of the downloads aren't working right, and the wireless still isn't connecting. If you're a Mac user, you have my permission to lecture me on the reasons why Mac is better than PC...just don't expect me to listen to you. If your Mac cost about two grand less I might have an open ear. Suffice it to say that whatever time you think it will take to set up computer-related things, double it. Better yet, triple it.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Those are only a few things, but there are also several benefits. I don't think that God wants us to be too comfortable in life. Comfortable people don't do much. They just sit there while the world slips away. If you think you may be comfortable, do something to "fix" your situation. I'm fully expecting to be stretched in ways I never dreamt. My plan is to whine to God along the way (but in a good way, if there is one). So I'm happy, ready to grow, and ready to gripe when things get out of hand. It's the Christian thing to do, right?</span></div></div>Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416151277435305.post-6180639080323680552009-04-15T20:05:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:07:05.783-07:00Starting out<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I'm just starting out in the blogging world. My goal is to get used to this and hopefully be a resource and help to others as I slowly try to figure out life.</span>Kev the Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373982015226044196noreply@blogger.com0